Race Description: The Marji Gesick 50-Mile race starts from the Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee Township and essentially follows the last “half” of the 100-Mile course. After a short rollout from the Museum 50-Mile racers will have an opportunity to position themselves on the flat and fast Iron Ore Heritage Trail. Enjoy it while you can because once you get into the single track in Negaunee… you won’t see anything flat again until you’re looking down Main Street in Ishpeming as head to the finish line. The race course can be characterized as hand-built, unforgiving, rocky and punchy. You’ll work as much on the downhills as you do on the uphills. Range Area Mountain Bike Association has been building the west-end trails for over 30-years… and they can’t wait to show them off.

Begins at the NTN Forestville Pole Barn and ends in Downtown Ishpeming. This IS NOT a loop race.

Awards: Belt buckle for 100-Mile racers Tuff Enuff to finish under 12-Hours. Don’t under estimate the difficulty of this race! After two years 450+ people have tried and only 30 have succeeded. The Marji Gesick is more of a race against yourself than it is a race against the field. Finishing is the ultimate reward. Belt buckles and dollar bills are just icing on the cake.

Payout: $1.00 for each of Top 3 Men and Women 100 & 50-Mile racers.

Trail Description: 100 miles and 13,000 vertical feet armored with rocks, roots, drops, jump lines, flow trails, grueling climbs, dangerous technical descents and a final fifteen miles designed to push riders to their mental and physical limits.

Trail Description: 100 miles and 13,000 vertical feet armored with rocks, roots, drops, jump lines, flow trails, grueling climbs, dangerous technical descents and a final fifteen miles designed to push riders to their mental and physical limits.